The… enemy… do… can… no… think… that… wait… see… if… I…

An unintelligible mixture of sounds rang out. It resembled nails scratching a blackboard or a broken TV buzzing in the background.

Whatever the noise, it sounded quite disturbing and annoying. She didn’t want to hear it any longer and squirmed with all her might, but it wouldn’t stop ringing in her ears.

She had to open her eyes and wake up. It wasn’t easy, but she managed to move her eyelids after focusing all her strength. Her eyelids twitched and she slowly opened her eyes. Silence finally descended like a miracle and a ray of sunlight shone on her. Rachel realized she had fallen asleep in a chair.

Now awake, she spotted a man sitting at the center of the vast empty room.

“I’ll do it!”

He enthusiastically shouted while staring at her with his clear eyes.

Rachel looked at a document on the table in front of her and glanced sideways at the English Royal Court interviewers sitting in a row.

Dake, the guild’s HR manager,...